Mass Deduction (née scrapking)'s discussions

Star Lancer may be a good bet, actually, as it was a Microsoft-owned IP last I knew. Read more

If I were Nintendo, I suspect I'd list total sales for the DS family (all three), as well as break down sales for each generation (DS, DSi, 3DS). I'm not sure why they don't do this, to be honest. Read more

How old are you? I'm 38, which maybe plays into it. Read more

Spoken like the drunk driver giving the cop heck because the officer should be going after "real criminals." Read more

The feature set was different, no question, but I bet there will be things Xbox Live could do in 2002 that the Nintendo Network won't be able to do at launch. I mean, Xbox Live had ubiquitous cross-game invites in 2002, whereas last I knew ubiquitous (and rock solidly reliable, no matter what game you're in)… Read more

I understand that line of thinking. Don't agree with it, but I understand it. Read more

I never played the original Dark Reign, but the updated "Redux" version costs only 400 Microsoft Points and has the ubiquitous XBL free trial that all XBLA and XBLIG titles have so it's a no brainer.

Don't thank me, I think the article you linked to was updated *after* you linked to it! :) Read more

There was some confusion here, but I would argue that Kotaku was right to treat it as big news. Read more

This wasn't published by Activision. Just a gem from their back catalogue that an indie developer convinced Activision to let them remake. I think this is awesome. :) Read more

Most of my RTS gaming was in Halo Wars. The idea of having to tell units how to react to enemy encounters is... interesting. There is the odd time in Halo Wars I wish I could have had units *not* react to enemy contact to stealth them up a bit. I'm definitely getting this game, now. :) Read more

Where is it published by Activision? Look up the game's description on the Dashboard. It's published by an indie developer, who somehow secured the rights from Activision. That's indie, in my book. Read more

I think the confusion, Owen, is that the Kotaku article lists Activision as the publisher. Apparently not so (as clarified by the Armless Octopus link you added at the end of the article). The indie developer apparently self-published, after coming to an agreement over the IP with Activision. Read more

Activision didn't publish it (click through the link at the end of the article). Read more

I think it's because Activision didn't publish it. That's been confirmed by the developer on the Creator's Club forums. Read more

Activision did not publish the game, rather they struck a deal with an indie developer for said developer to self-publish a remake of the game. Read more

Read the link to Armless Octopus at the end of the Kotaku article. Read more

Read the link to Armless Octopus at the end of the Kotaku article. Read more

All you haters below, *READ THE LINK TO ARMLESS OCTOPUS* at the end of the Kotaku article. Read more

As much as I would have been interested in Kinect controls, there's no Kinect API for XNA yet. Read more